Yamato was 72000 tonnes, I know this analogy is idiotic but what i think of the cruiser and what it today means is vastly different.
Armament ?
Btw, has anyone considered this design, I especially liked the layout of it's secondary armament, formidable for CIWS work however the lack of any autocannons or a system like the SEARAM is worrisome. For those unfamiliar with this, it's the preliminary render of the upcoming replacement to the Italian version of the Horizon class DDG. Will be contemporary of our P-18 class DDG
48-64 VLS for now with Asters (one per cell) or Sea Ceptors (in quadpacking), 8-16 OTOMAT Teseo Mk2 Evolved Anti-Ship missile but also with Land attack capability, one OTO Melara 127mm/64 Main gun at the bow, 4 OTO Melara Sovraponte 76mm CIWS for now. They intend to have 2 ships at the minimum with one each assigned to the two Italian Carrier Battle Groups that will be formed around ITS Cavour and ITS Trieste respectively. 2 more maybe considered to replace the Horizons as well.
Yes those tonnages correspond to modern day cruiser tonnages in us , Japanese and chinese navies.
Another philosophy to tackle the Chinese is to not imitate them at all and build just large number of functional, affordable escorts and surface warships which can perform a wide spectrum of missions. I believe we can indulge in that naval aggrandizing when our Economy is more larger than today. Ultimately what eventually dooms an emergent power is just one arms race trapping us in a self-fulfilling financial drain. While it may surprise many as to how the PLAN manages to maintain such a punishing Shipbuilding schedule, I am inclined to believe that 20-30 years down the line they'd be glad to cut down their fleet numbers just to keep the budget from busting the ceiling. It's pretty much what the current US Navy is sorely facing.
I think I know what you are trying to say. Agreed, playing "keeping with jones" with the Chinese would simply be an economical problem for us. We can take examples such as Iran. What Iran is doing is building cheap fast and very large number of missile boats equipped with harpoons based missiles.
Bigger more robust warships might not sink after colliding with freighters. Might be able to push the smaller vessels of weaker navies aside and non violently secure areas.
One advantage we have is that unlike the Chinese who are already well underway into their transformation to a Blue Water Navy, we can wait and watch and learn lessons from mistakes done by both the PLAN and the USN in expansion of capabilities. Also in case of a shooting War, one must realize that the Chinese aren't going to have a field day anywhere as they have to contend with a whole gaggle of neighbouring Navies who can definitely deter the main body of Chinese fleet from projecting into the Indian Ocean. Thus, we can customize our forthcoming expansion taking into account the lessons and strategic considerations and by focusing on systems that really do matter than those that are simply just a symbol of Maritime power. Eventually everything will boil down to the classic A2/AD Doctrine.
It's just a floating target ripe for a Hypersonic SSM if one were to put it through the lens of a SSM Fanatic, but jokes apart, I find it's appearance on the scene to be overrated. Nobody broke a sweat when the Tico's came about, nobody broke a sweat when the Koreans jumboized their version of the Arleigh Burkes for the Sejong's. So I don't think we need to worry too much about the Type 55's as in due course of time they'll become the norm and not the exception which everyone thinks they are.
Is this some code ?
just morse code
If NGD indeed turns out to be AAW-focused, then the plan will be to have at least 1 available at all times for each carrier battle group.
If a war turns hot won't ballistic missiles (can be non nuclear) be used upon military shipyards? In WW2 factories and shipyards were bombed. So likely those with long range BM will use them upon shipyards and weapons factories. Thanks to those BM, once the war begins there won't be mass production like there was in WW2. Everything is always in bombing range.
But a war with ballistic missile is unlikely , china will do it ,only in case it see us extremely weak , if china senses any possible loss they not gonna fught a full scale war .
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